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Re: Ken's 1937 120 Touring Sedan
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Here's the Eaton Weatherhead Brass Fittings master catalog:

Eaton Brass Products Master Catalog

All the relevant tees are (unfortunately) at 90-degree angles and on page 40. Typically NAPA will cross-reference the EATON number to their own.

Plews-Edelman is also a good source. They have an online catalog that is searchable, but if you just look for "inverted flare fittings" you won't find all of them. You have to put "inverted flare tee" in the search box. I didn't find any fittings at a weird angle like that from Plews-Edelman either.

Plews Edelman Inverted Flare Tee

Posted on: 2023/8/20 12:29
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Re: Tappet Clearance Tool J-4540? Valve Guide Driver J-2577?
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Ross said earlier to this same question from me, "those clearance specs are good".

That being said, anything under can lead to lifter noise especially at hot idle, from what I understand, since as the valves and everything else gets hot and lengthens it does not have enough room to pump up. This was only from reports from others, though.

You've gone this far, why not "do it once do it right", as Kanter says. I tried the same basic thought as yourself when I measured some valves down close to .030", and subsequently have had problems with lifter noise at hot idle, with brand new valve guides and lifters.
I recently measured them all very carefully and took them down to the machine shop, the machinist shortened my valves while I waited, set them to between .040 and .050 clearance, eg halfway. I hope mine works, haven't had the time to finish the job, but at least my experience so far has been that valves at or below the low end of the clearance can be a source of trouble.

It's so much trouble to replace a head gasket and associated work to take off the tire and the fender cover and a valve, and my machinist spent so little time trimming the valves he did it for free. Why not do the best job you can right now?

Posted on: 2023/8/3 3:15
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Re: Tappet Clearance Tool J-4540? Valve Guide Driver J-2577?
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Looks fantastic!

Posted on: 2023/8/2 1:21
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Re: Tappet Clearance Tool J-4540? Valve Guide Driver J-2577?
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I didn't do much experimentation with the pneumatic tool. I have issues with how loud the compressor is and trying to keep the neighbors happy. But it truthfully didn't feel like it had enough oomph.

One other thing you might do is remove the studs before you do this, that would make it easier and you wouldn't have to stack the blocks so high so that they protect the studs from being hit by the hammer.

Posted on: 2023/7/31 13:52
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Re: Tappet Clearance Tool J-4540? Valve Guide Driver J-2577?
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I had to hit it pretty hard, so much that the tool, which was made of hardened steel (I got them from two different vendors with the same result, in the notes) mushroomed.

The valves I removed were because of an issue with installation, so it makes sense that the screw press worked for that but maybe it would be more difficult for 70-year-old-guides.

I used a handheld sledge and put wood blocks around and swung it pretty hard. If i was doing #8 I might have to take the hood off, but if you are just doing #4 you would have enough room. Hold the valve driver with blocks so that you don't have to hold it with your other hand, so you can swing freely.

list of valve guide drivers and picture of handheld sledge and blocks

Posted on: 2023/7/31 13:03
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Re: Valve Guide Driver and Depth Gauge
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So you see how I did this from this thread

valve guide extraction

I tightened the nut at the top and it pulled the valve guide up and out. The spacer at the top was large enough for the valve guide to pull through. Large washers stacked at the top and where the spacer then rested on the block.

I used standard grade 2 threaded rod. You can get hardened threaded rod from McMaster-Carr. The Grade 2 was just on the edge so you probably need stronger.

Here's that link.

link to discussion of McMaster-Carr

Posted on: 2023/7/25 23:45
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Re: Tappet Clearance Tool J-4540? Valve Guide Driver J-2577?
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IIRC installing the new guides was easy, after packing them in dry ice. Just a light tap required:

Here is what I wrote:

I used the Goodson hand driver to put the valve guides in, as I did such damage to the JB HD-343 when pounding the old valve guides out. Packed in Dry Ice for 5 hours and with a little bit of grease they went in pretty easy, the tool doesn't look damaged at all, and I didn't have to pound very hard in comparison to what it took to take them out. I even put one valve guide in too deep accidentally, and was able to pound it through and re-insert it from the top.

Someone else mentioned using the screw press backwards, that would work too.

I did protect the block with pieces of wood as in the pictures

Posted on: 2023/7/25 21:05
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Re: Valve Guide Driver and Depth Gauge
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On my experience you should really use the threaded rod method. It is not as fast but it is much less likely to damage anything.

Here

threaded rod method

Posted on: 2023/7/25 15:52
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Re: Kanter disc brake conversion
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Thank you!

This is all very elaborate with a lot of custom fabrication and not clear if it will fit in a 1951-54 or -56 frame. I guess if one used dual 6" diameter boosters instead of the 7" boosters that were used here that might give more room.

The problem of course, with a TreadleVac car, is the pedal ratio is 1:1 and very difficult to get around that. Perhaps if one installed manual brake pedals and went this route. Far, far from a bolt-in however, as far as I can tell.

Posted on: 2023/7/22 20:27
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Re: Kanter disc brake conversion
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This sounds very interesting, wonder whether it would fit in a 1951-56 chassis.

Maybe you could grace us with some pictures and part #'s?

Posted on: 2023/7/22 14:33
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